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Visualization of ATP Synthase Dimers in Mitochondria by Electron Cryo-tomography
Published on: September 14, 2014
[Evolutonary modifications of molecular structure of ATP-synthase gamma-subunit]
Abstract:
The ATP-synthase gamma-subunit (FoF1) belongs to the rotor part of this oligomeric complex. Catalytic hydrolysis of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is accompanied by rotation of gamma-polypeptide inside the sphere formed by six subunits (alphabeta)3 of the enzyme. The gamma-subunit regulates ATPase and ATP-synthase activities of the FoF1. In the present work, evolutionary and reverse changes of this regulatory polypeptide and their effect on properties of the enzyme are studied. It is suggested that elongation of the gamma-subunit globular part had resulted from the atpC intragene duplication in the process of adaptive evolution. The evolved fragment participates in light regulation of the chloroplast ATP-synthase.
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